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Prime Minister's Office
English translation of Prime Minister’s remarks at the closing ceremony of G20 summit
Friends,
We have complete faith in the Troika spirit.
We pledge our unwavering support to Brazil and firmly believe that, during their leadership, the G-20 will further advance our common objectives.
I congratulate President of Brazil and my friend, Lula da Silva.
With that, I pass on the presidency gavel to him.
I invite President Lula to share his thoughts on this occasion.

Your Highnesses,
Excellencies,
As you are aware, India holds the G-20 Presidency till November. There are still two and a half months left.
In these two days, all of you have put forth many things, given suggestions, made many proposals.
It is our responsibility to once again look at the suggestions that have come forward, to see how thier progress can be accelerated.
I propose that we hold another virtual session of the G-20 Summit at the end of November.
In that session we can review the topics decided during this summit.
Our team will share the details of all these with you all.
I hope you all will join in this.
Your Highnesses,
Excellencies,
With these words, I officially conclude this G-20 Summit.
May the path toward One Earth, One Family, One Future be pleasant.
स्वस्ति अस्तु विश्वस्य!
Which means there let there be hope and peace in the entire world.
With the well-wishes of 140 crore Indians, I express our sincere gratitude to all of you!
DISCLAIMER - This is the approximate translation of Prime Minister's Press Statement. Original Press Statement were delivered in Hindi.
Ministry of Communications
Pension Adalat to be organised in Mumbai on 31st December
Mumbai, 24 December 2020
It has been decided to conduct nation-wide Pension Adalat in the month of December, 2020 by each Ministry/ Deptt./ Organisation/ field formation through Video conferencing as per Guidelines issued by Department of Posts, Pension Section, vide letter No.100-01/2019-Pen Dtd. 10th November, 2020 & 17th December, 2020.
The Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai will be holding the Postal Pension Adalat for Pensioners/Family pensioner of Postal Department on 31st December 2020 at 11 Hrs. in the Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, 2nd Floor, GPO Building, Mumbai-400001.
Pensioner may send their complaints addressed to the Sr. Accounts Officer, O/o Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai GPO Bldg., 2nd Floor, Mumbai -400001 on or before 28th December 2020 in the Performa attached below. Only grievances which falls within the extant of Pension policy/guidelines such as family pension cases will be given priority. The applications received after 28th December 2020 will not be considered in the Pension Adalat.
Please Click here for APPLICATION FORM OF POSTAL PENSION ADALATMC/DR
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
India’s Vande Bharat mission brings back over 67.5 Lakh people
India’s massive evacuation programme triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has brought back over 67.5 Lakh people from abroad.
In a tweet, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that 67.5 Lakh people have been brought back and the numbers continue to grow. He said “It is not just a mission that brought back stranded & distressed citizens from around the world, but Vande Bharat has been a Mission of hope & happiness; of letting people know that they will not be left behind even in the most testing times.”
India had commenced one of the world's largest evacuation operations from May 7, 2020 to bring back its stranded citizens from abroad.
Initially, Air India and its subsidiary Air India express played a key role in the operations. Afterwards, other air carriers were allowed to take part in the programme.
Besides, aerial evacuation, even naval ships were used to bring back Indian citizens.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
IFFI53 to unfold dreams and dynamic forces of childhood
IFFI presents six children films in collaboration with UNICEF
#IFFIWood, 20 November 2022
Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded, said famous US author Jess Lair. The 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India  is all set to unfold the dreams, dynamic forces and nuances which shape childhood and its socio-economic contexts.
Capernaum
From Capernaum, a poignant story of damaged childhood to Nani Teri Morni, story of Mhonbeni Ezung - the youngest recipient of National Bravery Award for children who saved her grandmother from drowning and triumphs over her fear - IFFI53 presents a potpourri of six children films in collaboration with UNICEF.
Set in rural India, another film of the series, Sumi is an ‘optimistic & inspiring tale’ of the 12-year old underprivileged Sumati, who dreams of getting a bicycle to commute to her school which is many miles away from her village. To meet her modest need, she embarks on an extraordinary journey marked by struggle, ambition, commitment, and friendship.
Nani Teri Morni
The other classic, Two friends, a 2021 Bengali feature drama film presents the story of two 8 year old boys navigating through a growing religious divide set after the destruction of India's Babri Mosque.
The other two films, which are to be screened at IFFI under this banner are Udd Jaa Nanhe Dil and Dhanak.PIB IFFI Cast and Crew | Nadeem/ Swadhin/Darshana | IFFI 53 - 51
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Pollution in River Yamuna
Yamuna River has almost no fresh water downstream of Wajirabad barrage in Delhi except monsoon season. There is a critical path of 22 km of river Yamuna in Delhi where 18 major drains discharges into River Yamuna.
As per Delhi Pollution Control Committee  report of January, 2021, estimated sewage generation in Delhi is about 3273 Million Litres per Day   while installed sewage treatment capacity is about 2715 MLD , out of which about 2432 MLD  sewage is being treated in Delhi. Thus, about 941 MLD  of sewage is finding its ways in river through various drains. Besides, 13 Common Effluent Treatment Plants  of 212 MLD capacity exist for 17 industrial clusters in Delhi and as per report, all these CETPs are non-compliant.
Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand  of river Yamuna at Palla  is about 2.0 mg/l which falls in Class B  as per designated best use of water by Central Pollution Control Board . BOD of River Yamuna in Delhi stretch increases to 4.8-40 mg/l downstream of Wajirabad barrage to Okhla which indicates that the sewage treatment capacity is not sufficient in the city.
Presently in Delhi, under Namami Gange Programme, a total of 13 projects have been taken up with a sanctioned cost of Rs.2419 crore to abate the pollution in river Yamuna. These projects are at various stages of implementation. Through these projects, a total of 1384.5 MLD  sewage treatment capacities will be created in Delhi.
Directions were issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to Delhi Pollution Control Committee  dated 16.8.2018 under Section 5 of Environment  Act, 1986 against sub-optimal functioning of CETPs as well as reutilization of treated waste water in the State of Delhi. In addition, as reported by CPCB, directions were also issued to Delhi Jal Board  dated 19.02.2019 under the said Act against non-complying sewage treatment plants operating in Delhi.
Central Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti has been monitoring the progress in implementation of Action Plan for the State of Delhi including sewerage projects for abatement of pollution in the river Yamuna in a time bound manner. The Committee has also directed the NCT of Delhi for completing their initiatives without any further delay.
The matter of increased pollution levels in river Yamuna due to discharge of pollutants as petitioned by Delhi Jal Board  has been taken up as Suo Moto Writ Petition  ‘Remediation of Polluted Rivers’ no. 1/2021 by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the matter is being heard thereof.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra says, number of Second Appeals and Complaints pending in the Central Information Commission has declined almost half to 19,289 till 30th November, 2022 from 38,116 in 2021
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the number of Second Appeals and Complaints pending in the Central Information Commission has declined almost half to 19,289 till 30th November, 2022 from 38,116 in 2021.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the number of Second Appeals and Complaints was 38,116 as on 31st March, 2021, which came down to 29,213 on 31st March, 2022 and further reduced to 19,289 by 30th November, 2022.
Dr Jitendra Singh clarified that State-wise data on appeals/complaints under the RTI Act is maintained by respective state governments. As per the provisions of the Section 12 of the RTI Act, 2005, the Central information Commission shall consist of-
- The Chief Information Commissioner and
- Such number of Central Information Commissioners, not exceeding ten, as may be deemed necessary.
Presently the Chief Information Commissioner and seven Information Commissioners are in position in the Central Information Commission. Out of these 7 Information Commissioners, three are women.
As per Section 15 of the RTI Act, 2005, the filling up of vacancies of Information Commissioners in State Information Commission is the subject matter of respective State Governments. The data in respect the vacancies of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners in the State Information Commissions is maintained by the States.
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Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No. 84/2020 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No.80/2020-Customs, dated 20th August, 2020 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 4th September, 2020, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
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200.60
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188.25
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Canadian Dollar
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57.10
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55.05
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Chinese Yuan
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10.90
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9.60
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247.65
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232.00
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50.85
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54.70
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Swiss Franc
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Turkish Lira
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20.60
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Cabinet approves transfer of administrative control of Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the transfer of administrative control of Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited , the Central Public Sector Undertaking implementing the Assam Gas Cracker Project  from Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals to Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
The CCEA has also approved the following:
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- Feedstock subsidy to BCPL for 15 years of plant operation to maintain minimum Internal Rate of Return  of 10% . To bring the IRR to 10%, BCPL has estimated feedstock subsidy of approximately Rs.4600 crore for the project for 15 years of plant operation. BCPL will submit the proposal on yearly basis from the next financial year onwards and the administrative Ministry / Department will devise a mechanism to examine the proposal in consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
- Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to make firm arrangements through concerned PSUs for supply of committed quantity and quality of feedstock to the project as envisaged in the earlier CCEA approval of 2006.
The project is seen as a part of the implementation of Assam accord, and would give impetus to the development of north-eastern region of the country and will improve the socio economic conditions of the people of Assam through increased employment.
Ministry of Finance
DGGI, Nagpur Zonal Unit, Nagpur busts a massive racket of Fraudulent Refunds of Input Tax Credit of Rs 213.87 Crores by Non -Existent entities at Nagpur—Damage Control By DGGI , Nagpur Zonal Unit in withholding refunds of Rs 90 Crores just prior to Sanction.
Nagpur, Dated: 5th July, 2021
In a first of its kind case, the Officers of DGGI, Nagpur Zonal Unit, Nagpur busted a massive racket of Fraudulent Refunds of Input Tax Credit of Rs 213.87 Crores by three non-existent entities based at Nagpur with multiple searches at Nagpur commencing from the 1st of July,2021. Searches were conducted at various places in Nagpur on the basis of specific information regarding the operation of a fake invoices racket at Nagpur whereby some non-existent entities acting as exporters were making dubious “exports’’ of Tobacco products from the ICD, Mihan, Nagpur on the strength of which they were obtaining fraudulent refunds of accumulated ITC amounting to hundreds of Crores from CGST Division, Hingna, Nagpur I.
During the course of these searches at the declared PPOBs of these entities, all the three entities were found to be non-existent and they existed only on paper and had no physical existence. In a short span of three months after obtaining Registration, these three non-existent entities had filed Shipping Bills and shown export of a common product i.e Smoking Mixtures for Pipes and Cigarettes  attracting inter-alia GST @ 28 % and Compensation Cess @290 % on which they had filed refunds of accumulated ITC amounting to Rs 213.87 Crores.
During the extensive investigations, it has been found that there is a mastermind behind the creation of these three non -existent entities which have been floated to first carry out dubious “exports and then to claim fraudulent refunds. Some leads regarding the identity and location of the mastermind behind the racket have been obtained and are being explored.
Out of the above refunds, refunds of Rs 123.97 Crores had already been sanctioned CGST Division, Hingna, Nagpur I by the first week of June,2021. However, timely intervention by DGGI, Nagpur Zonal unit has resulted in damage control by stopping the balance refunds of Rs 89.90 Crores filed by these entities just prior to their sanction.
An important fact which has emerged during the investigations is that this racket may not be confined to just these three non-existent entities. It appears that some more similar entities have been floated, all in a particular jurisdiction, to first carry out dubious ‘exports’ and then to claim fraudulent refunds. This investigation is being carried out simultaneously.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 84
More than 9.78 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
32.16 lakh vaccine doses given till 8 pm today
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 9.78 Crore today.
A total of 9,78,71,045 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 8 pm today.
These include 89,87,818 Healthcare Workers  who have taken the 1st dose and 54,78,562 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 98,65,504 Frontline Workers  , 46,56,236 FLWs , 2,81,30,126 for over 45 years old to 59 years old , 5,79,276 for over 45 years old to 59 years old , 3,85,92,532 for above 60 years  and 15,80,991 for above 60 years  .
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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89,87,818
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54,78,562
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98,65,504
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46,56,236
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2,81,30,126
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5,79,276
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3,85,92,532
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15,80,991
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8,55,75,980
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1,22,95,065
Total 32,16,949 vaccine doses were given till 8 pm today, the Eighty Fourth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 28,24,066 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 3,92,883 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of the vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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11,572
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27,795
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51,427
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1,08,905
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18,56,773
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51,732
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9,04,294
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2,04,451
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28,24,066
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3,92,883
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
PHOTO RELEASE –II
Union Home Affairs & Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah at ICSI National Awards function in Mumbai
Mumbai : 18 December 2021
Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, now on a two day visit to Maharashtra attended the National Corporate Governance Awards Ceremony of Institute of Company Secretaries of India in Mumbai this evening and honoured the award winners.
The ICSI National Awards for Corporate Governance Excellence under different categories of companies.
Other awards were presented under following categories
- Best Secretarial Audit Report Award recognizing importance of secretarial audit report as an effective tool of corporate compliance management
- Corporate Social Responsibility excellence
- Best Practicing Company Secretary firm acknowledging professional excellence,
ICSI Life Time Achievement Award was presented to the founder of Apollo Hospitals Ltd, Dr. Pratap C Reddy acknowledging his leadership in promoting best corporate governance principles.

PIB Mumbai | 18.12.2021
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 64.65 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 4.78 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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4,78,94,030
More than 64.65crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 4.78Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Ministry of Jal Shakti Announces Mass Communication Internship Programme
The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation , Ministry of Jal Shakti seeks to engage students pursuing Under Graduate / Graduate / Post Graduate Degrees or are Research Scholars enrolled in recognized University/Institution in the field of Mass Communication in India, as "interns". The Internship Programme allows short term exposure to “selected candidates” to be associated with the Department’s work related to media/social media activities.
Students, who are pursuing studies in BA/MA courses in mass communication or Journalism or MBA  {provided Bachelor’s degree in mass communication or Journalism} or students who have completed their degree in aforesaid course from any recognized college/university are eligible subject to conditions as mentioned in the Guidelines. The duration of internship will be of three to six months. An honorarium of Rs.10,000/- per month and a certificate of internship will be given to the selected candidates. The last date to apply is 15th September, 2023. Those interested in applying for the internship can download the form and access other details at: https://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/document/notice-for-internship-of-mass-communication-last-date-15-sep-2023/.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
MCA observes Swachhta special campaign 2.0 since beginning of Oct, 2022
More than 13,551 files identified for weeding out
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs , Government of India, is observing the Swachhta special campaign 2.0 since the beginning of the month of Oct, 2022. Apart from MCA Headquarter, the Regional Offices like O/o Regional Directors & Officials Liquidators and one attached office i.e., Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs  are actively participating in this special campaign.
In the preparatory phase, all offices under MCA were apprised about the campaign and directed to identify the pendency and other parameters, besides directions to select the campaign sites.
During this campaign phase, special efforts are being made by the MCA, Regional Offices & attached office to dispose off all pendency and other work identified during the preparatory phase. Progress in this direction is being monitored and reviewed by Additional Secretary & Joint Secretary level officers and the achievement in different parameters are uploaded on daily basis on SCPDM portal, especially the progress of review and weeding of old physical files, public grievances, PMO references, State Government references, MP references, Parliamentary assurances, campaign sites, beautification and cleanliness in office premises and disposal of old and unserviceable items.
In the 3rd Week of Special Campaign, out of 23 campaign sites 12 sites have been completed. A total number of 18,047 physical files have been reviewed and out of it 13,551 files have been identified for weeding and so far 7,131 number of files have been weeded out. All pending PMO & MP references have been disposed off, large number of Public grievances have also been cleared. Revenue amounting to Rs. 21 lakh  has been generated after disposal of scrap material.